---
title: s.simpletable.head.entry
description: "## Syntax **s.simpletable.head.entry** ## Purpose The s.simpletable.head.entry annotation is used to tag a span as being the cell contents of a header row in a simple table. A simple table is any table of uniform size and shape with no…"
url: "https://www.stilo.com/docs/migrate/prolog/s-simpletable-head-entry/"
updated: "2023-11-08"
category: Annotations / Prolog
tags:
  - Annotations
---

# s.simpletable.head.entry

## Syntax

**s.simpletable.head.entry**

## Purpose

The s.simpletable.head.entry annotation is used to tag a span as being the cell contents of a header row in a simple table. A simple table is any table of uniform size and shape with no additional formatting or captions applied. This annotation creates a table, so to be applied correctly, the content must not be contained within a table (see Example).

This annotation can be applied to any content that can be presented in a table cell.

## Examples

The following is an example of a time where you might want to use the s.simpletable.head.entry annotation:

![](https://www.stilo.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/stilo-dita-xml-annotation-p.simpletable.head0_.png)

This content will be organized into a simple table format.

![](https://www.stilo.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/stilo-dita-xml-annotation-p.simpletable.head1_.png)

This content is already in a table, and will not correctly apply annotations related to simple tables.

The following is an example of a rule that will apply s.simpletable.head.entry:

![](https://www.stilo.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/stilo-dita-xml-annotation-s.simpletable.entry2_.png)

**Note**: this rule applies three annotations. In this example, Migrate will apply the s.simpletable.head.entry annotation only to a span which has the SimpleHeadChar style.

See s.simpletable.head.entry and delete-data-content for more information.

The following is the DITA XML output for the previous rule (relevant portion in bold):

 

<simpletable>

<sthead>

**<stentry>Date</stentry>**

**            <stentry>Significance</stentry>**

**            <stentry>Region</stentry>**

</sthead>

<strow>

<stentry>Jun 21</stentry>

<stentry>Summer Solstice</stentry>

<stentry>Global</stentry>

</strow>

<strow>

<stentry>Oct 31</stentry>

<stentry>Halloween</stentry>

<stentry>North America</stentry>

</strow>

</simpletable>

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